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There are two separate POAs, one for finances and one for health care. And you will need both - keep copies you can hand to people and keep them handy in a Dropbox account or somewhere you can get to it readily online to fax or e-mail. Besides getting good eldercare attorney help, an important step is to get letters of incapacitate signed by two doctors for dad that serve to fully "activate" the POA so you can handle more of Dad's needs and decisionmaking. I did not actually need those until I had to sell Mom's house for example. They had a home equity loan that just got handled at closing and reduced the proceeds somewhat, and I was also careful to document how I was spending money for care and kept accounts separate. Online banking and accounts are great for all that. Rep payee for SSA matters is separate, but you should be able to get it. I was blessed to never need a guardianship because that is a lot more documentation and reporting required.

Welcome to the steep learning curve.
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